diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/Painting/StackingContext.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/Painting/StackingContext.cpp
index 67e5abc5861..bab8fa1791a 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/Painting/StackingContext.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/Painting/StackingContext.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ void StackingContext::paint_node_as_stacking_context(Paintable const& paintable,
     paint_node(paintable, context, PaintPhase::Foreground);
     paint_descendants(context, paintable, StackingContextPaintPhase::Foreground);
     paint_node(paintable, context, PaintPhase::Outline);
-    paint_node(paintable, context, PaintPhase::Overlay);
+    if (paintable.document().highlighted_layout_node())
+        paint_node(paintable, context, PaintPhase::Overlay);
     paint_descendants(context, paintable, StackingContextPaintPhase::FocusAndOverlay);
 }
 
@@ -186,7 +187,8 @@ void StackingContext::paint_descendants(PaintContext& context, Paintable const&
             break;
         case StackingContextPaintPhase::FocusAndOverlay:
             paint_node(child, context, PaintPhase::Outline);
-            paint_node(child, context, PaintPhase::Overlay);
+            if (child.document().highlighted_layout_node())
+                paint_node(child, context, PaintPhase::Overlay);
             paint_descendants(context, child, phase);
             break;
         }
@@ -278,7 +280,8 @@ void StackingContext::paint_internal(PaintContext& context) const
     paint_node(paintable_box(), context, PaintPhase::Outline);
 
     if (context.should_paint_overlay()) {
-        paint_node(paintable_box(), context, PaintPhase::Overlay);
+        if (paintable_box().document().highlighted_layout_node())
+            paint_node(paintable_box(), context, PaintPhase::Overlay);
         paint_descendants(context, paintable_box(), StackingContextPaintPhase::FocusAndOverlay);
     }
 }